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1 34 th Infantry Division Artillery With the beginning of World War II, the 34 th Infantry Division reorganized under the triangular configuration. The Division was composed of three infantry regiments, the 133 rd Infantry Regiment was supported by the 175 th Field Artillery, the 135 th Infantry Regiment was supported by the 125 th Field Artillery, and the 168 th Infantry Regiment was supported by the 151 st Field Artillery. The 185 th Field Artillery supported the Division with 155mm howitzers. Beginning in January 1942, all Artillery Regiments, in Infantry Divisions were reorganized as battalions. Each Infantry Division had three towed 105mm howitzer battalions (54 howitzers) and one towed 155mm howitzer battalion (18 howitzers). After World War II, the colors of the 34 th Red Bull Division were cased and the Minnesota National Guard formed the new 47 th Viking Division in February 20, In 1956, the Army unveiled pentomic infantry armor and airborne divisions. Pentomic infantry divisions had one towed 105mm howitzer battalions with 5 batteries (36 guns), one composite (general support) battalion of two towed 155mm howitzer batteries (12 guns), one towed 8-inch battery (4 guns) and a self-propelled M31 Honest John battery (2 launchers) of 762 mm artillery rockets. In 1959, the 47 th Division underwent a major reorganization to the pentomic structure. The artillery elements were re-designated, being expanded into multiple battalions bearing the same numerical designation, as in the three battalions of the 151 st Artillery. The 47 th Signal Company became the 147 th Signal Battalion, drawing its new companies from the 151 st Field Artillery and the 47 th Reconnaissance Company. The Honest John rockets were added to the 47 th Division s armaments giving it atomic capability. Early in the 1960 s, the Army developed the Reorganization Objective Army Divisions (ROAD). The reorganization gave the divisions 12 more conventional field pieces than the Pentomic Divisions and improved the field artillery s ability to fight on the conventional battlefield. Infantry divisions had three 105mm howitzer battalions (54 howitzers) with three batteries each and a composite battalion of three 155mm howitzer batteries (18 guns) and an 8- inch howitzer battery (4 guns) and one rocket battalion of two Honest John batteries with two launchers. In 1963, the 47 th Division was again reorganized, this time according to the ROAD concept. The 175 th Artillery was returned to the Division. 1

2 47 th Division Artillery Headquarters, Minneapolis, Minnesota Direct Support 105mm M101A1 towed howitzers 1 st Battalion, 151 st Field Artillery, headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota, was in Direct Support of 1 st Brigade, headquartered in Stillwater, Minnesota 1 st Battalion, 194 th Field Artillery, headquartered in Fort Dodge, Iowa was in Direct Support of 2 nd Brigade, headquartered in Boone, Iowa 2 nd Battalion, 123 rd Field Artillery, headquartered in Rock Island, Illinois was in Direct Support of 66 th Brigade, headquartered in Decatur, Illinois 1 st Battalion, 175 th Field Artillery (155mm-M114 towed) headquartered in Montevideo, Minnesota was the Division s General Support 1 st Battalion, 125 th Field Artillery (155mm-M114 towed) headquartered in New Ulm, Minnesota was a Select Reserve Force, a non-divisional organization with a General Support-Reinforcing role. The Headquarters moved to Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. On February 10, 1991, the 47 th Division was re-designated the 34 th Infantry Division (medium). The 1 st Battalion, 125 th Field Artillery role became the Direct Support Battalion for the 1 st Brigade. The 1 st Battalion, 175 th Field Artillery was re-designated 1 st Battalion, 151 st Field Artillery in General Support of the Division. In 1996, F Battery, 151 st Field Artillery (Roseville) was formed to give the Division its General Support artillery unit. The 1 st Battalion, 151 st Field Artillery (M198, 155mm towed) became part of the 135 th Field Artillery Brigade (Missouri). In 1997, the 66 th Infantry Brigade (Illinois) reorganized to support the 35 th Division (Kansas). The 32 nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Wisconsin) joined the 34 th Division with its 1 st Battalion, 120 th Field Artillery, nicknamed the Red Fox Battalion from Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, M109A5, 155mm self-propelled howitzers in direct support. 2

3 DIVARTY Commanders Brig. Gen. Fritz Q Peterson SEP APR 1957 Brig. Gen. Edwin R. Bodey April APR 1962 Brig. Gen. Donald C. Grant 17 APR MAR 1963 Col. Clarence D. Nesgoda 3

4 1 APR JAN 1968 Col. James S. O Brien 1 FEB AUG 1968 Col. Robert G. Walker 1 SEP DEC 1971 Col. Peter J. Sajevic 16 DEC DEC 1976 Col. Gordon E. Johnson 18 DEC MAY

5 Col. Harold E. Bruns 29 MAY MAY 1982 Col. Phillip L. Potter 31 MAY AUG 1984 Col. Kenneth B. Digre 1 SEP SEP 1985 Col. Roger D. Delgehausen 10 OCT - 18 OCT

6 Col. Clayton A. Hovda 19 OCT OCT 1988 Col. Louis O. Bode 1 NOV DEC 1993 Col. Tracy T. Warnock 1 JAN DEC 1996 Col. John Trost JAN 1997 OCT

7 Col. Zieska Col. John Kreye Col. Wayne Hayes 7

MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION

GENERAL ORDERS } NO. 2014 47 HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WASHINGTON, DC, 10 July 2014 MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION By direction of the Secretary of the Army, under the provisions of AR 600 8 22,